Bacon, bacon, bacon!

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105-year-old woman says eating bacon every day is her key to long life



Pearl Cantrell’s love of bacon is so strong that the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile made a stop through town last week to wish her a happy birthday, all because she told a local news station her amazing secret.

“I love bacon, I eat it everyday,” she told a reporter for Abilene-based Big Country Homepage in April. “I don’t feel as old as I am, that’s all I can say.”

“I love bacon, I could eat it for every meal — and I do!” she said.


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[CTyankee]

1. that does it! I'm going out for a BLT lunch at the local diner!

With mayo on toasted rye...

[WinkyDink]

2. She's not old; she's preserved!

[randome]

3. These 'miracle' stories are, for the most part, bogus.

Bacon is not likely responsible for her longevity. Perhaps unchanging daily habits combined with other factors and a lack of stress is responsible but bacon? No.

[bunnies]

4. gross.

bacon with every meal?!

[onehandle]

5. One in a million. I'm sure there's at least one 105 year old out there...

...that drinks half a quart of gin everyday.

These people are the exception, not the rule.

[pinboy3niner]

6. You had me at bacon

I eat my hickory-smoked bacon and use the drippings in stews, soups, gravies, and much more.

Often spiced with generous doses of black pepper and cayenne.

Is it the bacon or the spice that keeps me ticking and kicking? I dunno. I just report--you decide.

[Mnemosyne]

7. Photo looks like she snorts it!

[MineralMan]

8. I suspect that her genetics played a larger

role in her longevity, really.